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L i m p o p o
VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Pafuri
Practical Information
Road map F1–2. Tel 012 428
Punda Maria J 9111 or 082 233 9111 (SANParks,
central reservations). Open
5:30am– 6:30pm Sep–Mar,
6am–6pm Apr–Aug. & 7 8
0 = ∑ sanparks.org
Transport
Mphongolo
~ Nelspruit, Hoedspruit,
Mpumalanga, Phalaborwa,
Skukuza.
Kanniedood Northern Baobabs
J Dam These ancient bulbous-trunked “upside-down
Shingwedzi trees” (so nicknamed because the bare Key
Shingwedzi branches resemble roots) are a striking International boundary
feature of northern Kruger.
Major route
J
Road (tarred)
Giraffe
J
One of the park’s Road (untarred)
5,000-plus giraffes, Park Border
near Satara rest camp.
Mopani
Nkumbe Lookout
Letaba
J
Letaba
Phalaborwa Olifants
Olifants
Umbabat
Nature Reserve
Klaserie Timbavati
Game Timbavati
Reserve Game Reserve Impala
Tamboti Particularly abundant
Satara around Skukuza, the graceful
Orpen impala is the most common
of the park’s 22 antelope
J
species, with a population
estimated at around 150,000.
Manyeleti
Game Reserve
Sand
Tshokwane
Mala Mala, Londolozi, Orpen
Sabie Sand and Sabi Dam
Sabi Game Reserves
Nkuhlu Mlondozi Dam
Skukuza Sabie J
Pretoriuskop J Lower Sabie

Crocodile
Berg-en-Dal J Bridge
Crocodile Sabie River
Komatipoort One of six rivers flowing through the park, the Sabie is home
to many of the Kruger’s 3,000-plus hippos, while the fringing
woodland supports a small population of leopards.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp390–91 and pp410–11

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